Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Saturday, April 14, 2018

In a little more than a decade, the world has been blessed with a whopping 20 instalments to the Assassin's Creed franchise. Gamers have played in the Third Crusade, the Italian Renaissance, the Colonial and Victorian eras, the French and October Revolutions, Imperial China, the Sikh Empire and ...

A Greek fighter jet crashed and the pilot was killed after intercepting two Turkish F-16 fighters that had intruded into Greek airspace. While fatalities are unusual, Turkish jets have been violating Greek airspace for decades, and the incursions have ...

For her 25th wedding anniversary, the co-owner of Vertical Adventures rock-climbing gym opted for a more subtle reminder than a new diamond. Roccos and her husband and business partner, Alexis, decided to etch their affection on their ring fingers with tattooed wedding bands. She chose a GREEK ...

Moving on to April 22 and the Zena Palace, Demetris Yiatzouzakis will give a lecture in GREEK under the name Mythos – Ethos or Character and Plot at 3.30pm until 5.30pm. The lecture will highlight the importance of observation and abstraction, the scriptwriting style and the film's concept.

The winged helmet is a type of helmet that is found in mythology as well as history. In the realm of mythology, such helmets are associated with the GREEK god Hermes (known also as Mercury by the Romans), as well as the Norse gods. Historically, the winged helmet is often associated with the Celts ...

Protesters of the GREEK Communist Party shout slogans during a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy against air strikes carried out in Syria, in Athens, Greece, April 14, 2018. ... GREEK police said that more than 6,000 people rallied in central Athens against the raids, reported the AP. The protesters ...

ATHENS — Greek police say about 6,000 to 7,000 people turned up at a rally and march in central Athens organized by Greece’s Communist Party to protest the U.S.-led missile attack against Syria. The protesters gathered at Athens’ central Syntagma ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) The absence of a crowd did not deter PAOK, which beat Panionios 3-1 to retake the lead in the Greek league on Saturday. PAOK was a point ahead of AEK Athens, which plays at already-relegated Platanias on Sunday. Yevhen Shakhov and Omar ...

During a rally in GREECE, the participants burned the flag of the United States. Anti-war rally held last night in Athens. ... Many of them were holding banners stating the reluctance of GREECE to participate in NATO operations, the US and the EU in the middle East. A group of activists even burned the ...

It was among the worst indictments of the government one could ever imagine and it came from a GREEK court, not the usual suspects, activists for the rule of law in this country. The reasons why a GREEK court decided to free Pilatus Bank whistleblower Maria Efimova and not have her extradited to Malta, ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Several hundred refugees and migrants have gathered outside a police station in Greece's second largest city, waiting for hours to be formally arrested in order to gain temporary residence in the European Union country. Families, including many from Syria, sat on the ...

Late last month, the movement made its first step by launching a new party in GREECE called MeRA25. Mr Varoufakis said the party would revive the economy through debt restructuring - swapping outstanding Greek government bonds with new ones where yields will be linked to economic growth.

The Syrian Central Military Media released a video showing missiles over the city of Damascus during the airstrikes by the United States, France and Britain. (April 14) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria (all times local ...

GREEK Navy divers on Saturday located at a depth of 800 meters north of Skyros the flight recorder of the Mirage 2000-5 which plunged into the sea in the ... on Thursday to intercept a pair of Turkish F-16s that violated GREEK air space in the area between the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Chios.

"GREECE unreservedly condemns the use of chemical weapons and supports efforts to eliminate them ... at the same time, the international community should aim for a political and sustainable solution in Syria that will end the war... (and) allow the return of millions of refugees."— GREECE'S Foreign ...

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 14th of April, 2018, the Republic of Croatia, along with Cyprus, GREECE, Italy and Spain, recorded a decline in quality of life. But only in Croatia, GREECE and Cyprus has the quality of living diminished in all the indicators measured by the European Foundation for the ...

Obligations as head emeritus of the Space Department Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in the United States and at NASA usually keep Krimigis away from his native GREECE, but the next two years will see him spending a lot more time in Athens after he was appointed at the head ...

Citizens of most European countries believe they live better. The exceptions are Croatians, Greeks and Cypriots. Croatia, along with Cyprus, GREECE, Italy and Spain, has recorded a decline in the quality of life. In Croatia, GREECE and Cyprus the “pleasure of living” declined in all the indicators measured ...

Most readers will have noticed the multiplication of new versions of GREEK tragedy on the Irish stage in the past few decades. Most will have heard of Seamus Heaney's line “And hope and history rhyme”, which is from The Cure at Troy, his version of Sophocles's Philoctetes, being used by politicians ...

A Greek court's decision not to extradite a Russian whistleblower to Malta proves that Joseph Muscat is causing damage to the country's reputation, according to Nationalist spokesman Simon Busuttil. This is the first time that a foreign court decided in ...

ATHENS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Greece on Saturday called on the international community to "remain focused on finding a political and sustainable solution in Syria" following the U.S.-led air strikes against Damascus over the alleged use of chemical weapons.

Mary won her bachelor's degree in English at Wellesley College (1946) and a master's degree in English language and literature at Michigan, and then took up a Fulbright appointment in GREECE, where she taught English at Pierce College, near Athens, for two years. At the end of her stay, her mother ...

The message has prompted large-scale pacifist protests across the world – in the US itself, the UK and GREECE, to name a few. ... The main rallying cry in the several-thousand-strong demonstration was the following: "GREECE must not be involved in a potential US operation in Syria," the newspaper To ...

The Greek inflation rate fell 0.2 percent in March this year after several months of increases, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said this week. The statistics service, in a report, said that the consumer price index fell 0.2 percent in March after an 1 ...

Greeks voted by over 60 percent to reject austerity measures in 2015. A new tell-all book by former French leader Francois Hollande has claimed Greece’s 2015 referendum on accepting harsh bailout conditions was won without the country’s leader knowing ...

Greek police have arrested seven women for working illegally as nurses in two hospitals in the Attica region. In a statement, police said they detained the “exclusive nurses” in an operation by the Attica Aliens Directorate on Thursday. Among those ...

Greece unequivocally condemns the use of chemical weapons and supports the efforts to eradicate them. The international community must thoroughly investigate every relevant incident and perpetrators must be held accountable. At the same time, the international community must remain focused on finding a political and sustainable solution in Syria; a solution that will end the war and restore peace in the country and the region, that will allow for the return of millions of refugees to their homes, and that will protect the whole population, including all religious and cultural communities. In this direction, everyone must contribute directly toward the de-escalation of the situation and the strengthening of efforts to reach a ceasefire. What is more, access to humanitarian aid for battered populations must be assured. Diplomacy must return to centre stage, and the efforts within the framework of the UN must be continued.

GREECE, N.Y. (WHAM) - There is a possibility for power outages and flooding along the lake this weekend. Crews and residents are doing what they can to minimize any damage as people along the lakeshore brace for the possibility of flooding. GREECE Town Supervisor Bill Reilich said the town is ...

Namma Butterfly, Parul Yadav, looks no less than a Grecian goddess in the pictures that she uploaded recently on social media, as she soaked up the sun in Greece. The pretty lady is in the European country to shoot for Butterfly — the Kananda remake of ...

Criminal gangs operating in GREECE make more than an estimated 100 million euros annually from crime, with drug and migrant trafficking being the ... Concerning drug trafficking, GREECE is described as a transit country for heroin produced in Asia and sold in Europe through the "Southern Balkan Axis".

Paired with a flashy set of red high heels, the students of GREEK Life walked a mile both spectators and participants would remember. The Interfraternity Council (IFC) hosted the “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” event, which was similar to the international men's march “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” April 4 at ...

It was June 17, 1527 when a fleet of five ships with 600 men left the Spanish port of Sanlucar de Barrameda on a journey to conquer the land from today's Florida and westward. Head of the mission was conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez. After stops in Santo Domingo and Cuba, in February Narvaez left ...

In one sense Giannis Antetokounmpo should be happy about opening the playoffs against the Celtics tomorrow. He averaged 33.5 points in four games against the Celtics this season — more than any other opponent — including a 40-point performance on Dec. 4 during a Celtics win at the Garden.

Thirty days ago, convict Vassilis Dimakis started a hunger strike and twenty two days later also a thirst strike claiming his right for educations. While Dimakis’ health condition is at critical point, the Courts and Prison Councils have already denied him educational permitting, the third one his lawyers have submitted. The Prison Council was supposed … The post Inmate Dimakis on 30. day of hunger & thirst strike over right to education appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Sahara dust and extreme mist have covered the north part of the island of Crete, leading to cancellation of several flights on Saturday morning. “We have turned into London!” write local media stressing the rare weather phenomenon affects the northern parts of the island. All airports have been facing problems with the exception of the … The post “Landscapes in the Mist” as Sahara dust and extreme fog strike Crete (pictures) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Despite the cordial meeting on Friday between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and his new German counterpart Olaf Scholz, Berlin made it clear that the key Greek demand of debt relief will only be discussed after GREECE'S bailout program ends. Taking a page out of the book of Scholz's ...

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– GREEK Week begins this Monday and you are invited to attend. Of course, the awards and celebration event is Sing 'N Swing and the GREEK community would love to see you there! Multiple philanthropic and service events are included in the schedule, including Penny Wars ...

In the aftermath of the race, Kyriakides planned a tour to raise awareness of the food shortages in GREECE. He returned home to a parade, but also equipped with money and aid that had been sent with him. And like Kelley, he represented his country a second time at the 1948 Olympics (finishing 18th).

The Greek prime minister condemned the use of chemical weapons and said that the European Union needs to take decisive action towards a peaceful resolution, but stressed that GREECE would not become involved in military operations in the war-torn country. Tsipras and Macron also discussed the ...

“I was born and raised in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea which according to GREEK mythology was a playground for the gods and the birthplace of the GREEK goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite. My fascination for painting, the strong Mediterranean light and vivid ...

Bombing has begun. US, UK, France launched missile strikes on Syria short before 4:00 o’ clock Saturday. The strikes lasted for about one hour, more than 100 missiles were fired. The Strikes were reportedly launched while US President Donal Trump was still addressing the nation. Strikes rocked Damascus with explosions to east, south and west … The post US, UK and France launch strikes in Syria before Chemical Weapons investigation appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

My appointment to the dermatologist’s office was at nine o’ clock. I went fifteen minutes early because I wasn’t to have breakfast. So, I figured […] The post Greek-American Stories: Itching appeared first on The National Herald.

THESSALONIKI (AP) — Several hundred refugees and migrants have gathered outside a police station in Greece’s second largest city, waiting for hours to be formally […] The post In Greek City, Syrian Refugees Line Up _ to Get Arrested appeared first on The National Herald.

The funeral of Giorgos Baltadoros, the Greek fighter pilot who died on Thursday when his Mirage 2000-5 plane crashed in the Aegean, will take place today in central Greece. The 34-year-old father of two was originally from Morfovouni, a picturesque village ...

Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally against military intervention in Syria, outside the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, on April 13, 2018. More than 4,000 people took part in rallies in Athens on Friday. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

View of Poros (CC0 Creative Commons). The northern island of Kalaureia, on the contrary, boasts a natural and relaxed atmosphere, mostly rural and with just a few inhabitants. This small island of the Saronic Gulf is a quiet place, ideal for holidays with ...